Etymology

Salween

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Today it means: A 2,815-kilometre-long river flowing from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea, through China, Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. Full definition →

Burmese သံလွင်
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  1. Burmese · borrowed fromသံလွင်
  2. English todaySalween

Borrowed from Burmese သံလွင် (samlwang).

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